Deaths show zoos inhumane

THE news that Edinburgh Zoo's captive panda had a miscarriage, while London Zoo's two-week-old Sumatran tiger was found dead in his swimming pool, should be a wake-up call for anyone who still harbours the illusion that zoos serve any purpose beyond incarcerating intelligent animals.

THE news that Edinburgh Zoo's captive panda had a miscarriage, while London Zoo's two-week-old Sumatran tiger was found dead in his swimming pool, should be a wake-up call for anyone who still harbours the illusion that zoos serve any purpose beyond incarcerating intelligent animals.